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Jennifer Sterling

Associate Librarian

University of North Texas

Department of Library - CM - Collection Development

Email: Jennifer.Sterling@unt.edu

Education

  • MA, University of Missouri, 1998
    Major: Library Science
  • BS, Pittsburg State University, 1996
    Major: Elementary Education

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Librarian and Archivist, Wilcox Library, William Penn University. Wilcox Library, William Penn University. (2018 - 2021).
  • Instructional Services Librarian, Wilcox Library, William Penn University. Wilcox Library, William Penn University. (2002 - 2018).

    • Professional

  • Head of Selection and Acquisitions Unit, Associate Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2022 - Present).

Licensures and Certifications

  • CITI Training- Social & Behavioral Research Investigators, University of North Texas. (2023 - 2026).

Professional Memberships

  • NASIG. (March 20, 2023 - Present).
  • American Library Association. (August 1, 2022 - Present).
  • Texas Library Association. (August 1, 2022 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Continuing Education Program, Analytic Maturity in Higher Education: Why We Need it Now More Than Ever, UNT Libraries. Denton,TX,United States of America. (March 21, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, Charleston Conference, Charleston Conference. Charleston,SC,United States of America. (November 13, 2024 - November 15, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, Open Access Symposium, UNT Libraries and Texas State University Libraries. United States of America. (October 25, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, NASIG Conference, North American Serials Interest Group. United States of America. (October 15, 2024 - October 17, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Beyond Your Best Hunch, UNT Libraries. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (July 11, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Artificial Intelligence in Libraries, UNT Libraries. Denton,TX,United States of America. (March 27, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, How to Read a Contract, Library Futures. United States of America. (March 13, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, ER&L, Electronic Resources and Libraries. United States of America. (March 3, 2024 - March 6, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, Charleston Conference, The Charleston Conference. Charleston,South Carolina,United States of America. (November 8, 2023 - November 10, 2023).
  • Continuing Education Program, Career Development Committee Presents: Tips for Becoming a Stronger Academic Writer with Dr. Kathryn Raign, UNT Libraries. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (September 21, 2023 - September 21, 2023).
  • Continuing Education Program, Human Subjects Research- RCR, UNT. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (September 19, 2023 - September 19, 2023).
  • Continuing Education Program, Building Interfaith Equity, UNT Libraries. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (August 2, 2023 - August 2, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, The Conference on Academic Library Management, CALM. United States of America. (June 5, 2023 - June 8, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, ER&L, Electronic Resources and Libraries. Aubrey,Texas,United States of America. (March 6, 2023 - March 8, 2023).
  • Continuing Education Program, Burnout Prevention (Interpersonal & Career Wellness), UNT Libraries. Denton,TX,United States of America. (January 3, 2023).
  • Continuing Education Program, Anti-Racism is Not a Self-Help Movement: Moving from Individual Analysis to Systemic Change, UNT Office of the Provost - Faculty Success. Denton,TX,United States of America. (November 16, 2022).
  • Conference Attendance, Charleston Conference, Charleston Conference. United States of America. (November 1, 2022 - November 4, 2022).
  • Continuing Education Program, Equity First: The Path to Inclusion and Belonging, LinkedIn Learning. United States of America. (September 30, 2022).
  • Continuing Education Program, Book Bans Across the US: Local & National Perspectives, UNT Libraries. Denton,TX,United States of America. (September 22, 2022).
  • Workshop, Process Improvement Workshop, UNT Libraries. Denton,TX,United States of America. (July 27, 2022).
  • Continuing Education Program, Overcoming Your Inner Critic, UNT LIbraries. Denton,TX,United States of America. (July 6, 2022).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Sterling, J., Hansen, J.E. (2016). Small Academics Libraries and Culture of Assessment. The Small and Rural Academic Library: Leveraging Resources and Overcoming Limitations. Chicago, ACRL.

    • Journal Article

  • Sterling, J. (2024). AI Research Assistants and Electronic Resources. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship. 36 (4) 320-321. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/1941126x.2024.2415874

    • Magazine/Trade Publication

  • Sterling, J. (2023). And They Were There- Reports of Meetings: 2022 Charleston Conference. Against the Grain. 35 (1) 38.

    • Newsletter

  • Sterling, J. (2023). Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment. ANSS Currents. 38 (1) 8-13. https://acrl.ala.org/anss/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CurrentsSpring-2023.pdf

Presentations Given

    Lecture

  • Sterling, J. (Presenter), Madeline Clarke Foreman Conversation, United States of America. (2020).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Sterling, J. (Author & Presenter), Dawson, H.J. (Author & Presenter), Rodriguez, A. (Author & Presenter), Open Access Symposium, Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated?: An Open Access Discussion, University of North Texas Libraries and the Texas State University Libraries, United States of America. (2025).
  • Rodriguez, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Dawson, J. (Author & Presenter), Sterling, J. (Author & Presenter), Peebles, E. (Author & Presenter), Charleston Library Confernce, Cultivating Cooperation: Creating the Vendor Reciprocity Scale, Charleston, SC, United States of America. (2023).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Sterling, J. (Panelist), ER&L, Deciphering Federated Access to Content, United States of America. (2021).

    • Poster

  • Dawson, H.J. (Author & Presenter), Enoch, T.C. (Author & Presenter), Sterling, J. (Author & Presenter), Peebles, E. (Author & Presenter), Romero, A. (Author), Charleston Conference, Speak Plainly, Soar Freely: Plain Language in Policies and Procedures, Charleston, SC, United States of America. (2024).

    • Webinar

  • Sterling, J. (Panelist), Online Panel Discussion with OpenAthens, Demystifying Federated Access to Content, EBSCO, United States of America. (2020).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Chair, Collection Management Division Personnel Affairs Committee. (May 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Library Wide Personnel Affairs Committee. (May 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Library Scholarship and Awards Committee. (February 17, 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Library Taxonomy Task Force. (May 5, 2023 - August 31, 2023).
  • Committee Member, Social Media Workgroup. (September 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023).

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, CORE- Bylaws and Organization Committee. (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025).
  • Committee Member, CORE-Metadata and Collections Section- Acquisitions Committee. (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025).
  • Committee Member, NASIG-Communications Committee. (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025).
  • Committee Member, Knowledge Unlatched Selection Committee. (March 20, 2023 - April 30, 2024).
  • Other (Editor-at-Large), dh+lib. (April 20, 2023 - May 3, 2023).
  • Officer, Secretary, Iowa Library Association. (2019 - 2021).
  • Officer, Other Officer (Parliamentarian), Iowa Library Association. (2018 - 2019).
  • Officer, President/Elect/Past, Iowa Association of College & Research Libraries Executive Board. (2017 - 2018).
  • Committee Chair, Iowa Association of College & Research Libraries Executive Board. (2016 - 2017).
  • Officer, Vice President, Iowa Association of College & Research Libraries Executive Board. (2016 - 2017).
  • Officer, Secretary, Iowa Association of College & Research Libraries Executive Board. (2015 - 2016).
  • Committee Member, Iowa Association of College & Research Libraries Executive Board. (2014 - 2016).
  • Board of Directors, Iowa Association of College & Research Libraries Executive Board. (2012 - 2014).
  • Committee Member, Iowa Association of College & Research Libraries Executive Board. (2011 - 2013).
  • Committee Chair, Iowa Association of College & Research Libraries Executive Board. (2011 - 2012).
  • Committee Member, Iowa Association of College & Research Libraries Executive Board. (2010 - 2012).
  • Committee Member, Iowa Private Academic Libraries Steering Committee. (2008 - 2010).
  • Committee Member, Iowa Association of College & Research Libraries Executive Board. (2002 - 2004).